Berkshire Botanical Garden to Host Holiday Marketplace, Festival of Wreaths Dec. 5-7

STOCKBRIDGE — A holiday tradition continues at Berkshire Botanical Garden (BBG) on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Dec. 5-7, with Holiday Marketplace, featuring a preview party and Gallery of Wreaths.

The festivities begin Friday evening, Dec. 5, in BBG’s Center House from 5 to 7 p.m. The party includes early wreath-buying opportunities, live music, hors d’oeuvres and a raw bar, and festive libations. This is a pre-registered event. Admission is $75 for members and $100 for non-members.

The Marketplace runs Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 6-7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will feature artisan vendors from throughout the region as well as a collection of one-of-a-kind designer wreaths, an assortment of holiday-blooming amaryllis and paperwhites in decorative and clay containers, succulent arrangements, garlands, hanging terrariums, and other gift items. The weekend festivities will include live music, s’mores around a campfire, and hot drinks from the Best Damn Espresso coffee truck.

Established in 1934 as the Berkshire Garden Center and revered as one of the older public display gardens in the Northeast, Berkshire Botanical Garden, located at 5 West Stockbridge Road in Stockbridge, is a not-for-profit, membership-supported educational organization encompassing 24 acres of land at the intersection of Routes 102 and 183.